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Rosetta Stone and Google settle trademark lawsuit Oct 31st 2012, 19:27 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Top court to hear arguments over government spying Fri, Oct 26 2012 Google results miss; shares dive after premature report Fri, Oct 19 2012 Appeals court rules against Defense of Marriage Act Thu, Oct 18 2012 Analysis: How long can Google's shares stay airborne? Wed, Oct 17 2012 Exclusive: FTC moving closer to Google antitrust case - sources Fri, Oct 12 2012 Analysis & Opinion In Argentine bond ruling, 2nd Circuit upholds power of U.S. courts Google’s hardware ambitions proving costly The aftermath of Sandy showcased in a series of large format pictures.   Full Article  A woman walks past the Google Chicago headquarters logo in Chicago, March 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Jim Young Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:27pm EDT (Reuters) - Language-software maker Rosetta Stone Inc has agreed to drop its trademark infringement lawsuit against Google Inc over the search engine's advertising practices. The companies agreed to settle all claims and dismiss the suit, according to a filing on Wednesday in U.S. district court in Alexandria, Virginia. In the lawsuit filed in 2009, Rosetta Stone accused Google of committing trademark infringement by selling the language-software maker's trademarks to third-party advertisers for use as search keywords. Rosetta Stone argued that people searching for its products on Google were being redirected to competitors and software counterfeiters. A Virginia district court had dismissed the case in 2010, finding that the sale of the keywords was not likely to confuse consumers. But the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, revived the bulk of the suit in April, allowing Rosetta Stone to pursue claims that Google committed trademark infringement and diluted the Rosetta Stone brand. "Rosetta Stone Inc and Google have agreed to dismiss the three-year old trademark infringement lawsuit between them and to meaningfully collaborate to combat online ads for counterfeit goods and prevent the misuse and abuse of trademarks on the Internet," the companies announced in a joint statement on Wednesday. The case is Rosetta Stone Ltd v. Google Inc, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, No. 09-736. (Reporting By Terry Baynes in New York; Editing by Bob Burgdorfer) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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